Definition of "Athens"

The capital city of Greece.  examples

(metonymically) The Greek government.  examples

Several places in the United States:

1. A city, the county seat of Limestone County, Alabama.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.  examples

3. A large unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.  examples

4. A sizable city, the county seat of Clarke County, Georgia, consolidated with Clarke County as Athens-Clarke County.  examples

5. A city in Menard County, Illinois.  examples

6. An unincorporated community and hamlet in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana.  examples

7. A small unincorporated village outside of Lexington, Kentucky.  examples

8. A village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.  examples

9. A town in Somerset County, Maine.  examples

10. A village in Calhoun County, Michigan.  examples

11. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.  examples

12. A ghost town in Clark County, Missouri.  examples

13. A former mining settlement and ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.  examples

14. A town and village in Greene County, New York.  examples

15. A city, the county seat of Athens County, Ohio.  examples

16. A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.  examples

17. A city, the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee.  examples

18. A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Texas.  examples

19. A town in Windham County, Vermont.  examples

20. A town in Mercer County, West Virginia.  examples

21. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.  examples

A township in Ontario, Canada.  examples

A surname from Greek.  examples